<b>Conor McPherson's view of Endgame by Samuel Beckett</b><br>

Conor McPherson (1971) is considered to be one of the most innovative Irish playwrights, with an amazing gift for storytelling. However, he is a screen writer and film director as well. So far, he has written the script of I Went Down (1997), Saltwater (2001), The Actors (2003) and The Eclipse (2009...

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Main Author: Maria Rita Teixeira Silva Köster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2010-01-01
Series:Ilha do Desterro
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/16434
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